Live Auction 18894IMPORTANT WATCHES Including The Titanium Collection and an Important Private Asian Collection Part 3
ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BRACELET AND DIAMOND-SET PETRIFIED FOSSIL DIAL
Lot 2324 ROLEX
DAY-DATE WITH DIAMOND-SET PETRIFIED FOSSIL DIAL, REF. 18238

ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BRACELET AND DIAMOND-SET PETRIFIED FOSSIL DIAL

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18238, CASE NO. T623764, CIRCA 1994

Closed13 July 2020

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HKD 162,500

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ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BRACELET AND DIAMOND-SET PETRIFIED FOSSIL DIAL
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18238, CASE NO. T623764, CIRCA 1994
Movement: Cal. 3155, automatic, 31 jewels, signed
Dial: Diamond-set petrified fossil, signed
Case: Screw down crown, screw back, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k gold Rolex President bracelet and deployant clasp, overall length approximately 185 mm., Rolex Garantie dated 5 October 1999, Rolex Master Book, product literature, notebook in leather portfolio, presentation box and outer packaging

Specialist note

Among the very many different variations of the Day-Date model, the present one certainly deserves a special mention. One of the rarest iterations in the series, this timepiece sports a dial realized with a rock including fossilized specimens, clearly visible to the naked eye. Beyond the rarity of the timepiece, one has to appreciate the craftsmanship of the artisan who carved the thin slice of brittle material, and then set the diamond-set numerals onto it.